Date
31 May 2011
Attended by
Students
Topics
Session 1A: Planning for Fun Activities. Students discuss and plan fun activities. They will also learn how to develop respect for the opinions and experience of others.
Session 1B: Identifying my Feelings. As being aware of one’s feelings is an essential first step in managing one’s emotions, students learn to identify their emotions and the emotions of others; and express their emotions in an appropriate manner.
Date
2 June 2011
Attended by
Students
Topics
Session 2A: Comfortable and Uncomfortable Feelings. Students understand that their bodies can give them clues to how they and others are feeling.
Session 2B: Feelings & Situations. Students learn about how situations can affect their feelings and how to use compliments to generate sincere positive feelings.
Date
4 June 2011
Attended by
Parents
Topics
Session 3: Parents to attend without students. Parents will learn about what your child has been taught in Sessions 1 & 2 so that parents can reinforce and enhance what was learnt.
Date
7 June 2011
Attended by
Students
Topics
Session 4A: Catching your Thoughts. Students learn to be aware of their own thought processes and that of others’.
Session 4B: Being Brave. Students learn how to overcome their fears by taking small steps in any scary situation.
Date
9 June 2011
Attended by
Students
Topics
Session 5A: The Thought-Feeling Connection. Students explore the link between thoughts and feelings, and apply this knowledge to challenging situations in their lives.
Session 5B: Helpful & Unhelpful Thinking. Students explore the different types of thinking they can choose from in response to different situations and learn to develop positive and helpful thought processes.
Date
11 June 2011
Attended by
Parents
Topics
Session 6: Parents to attend without students. Parents will learn about what your child has been taught in Sessions 1 & 2 so that you can reinforce and enhance what was learnt.
Date
14 June 2011
Attended by
Students
Topics
Session 7A: Looking for Evidence to Change Our Thoughts. Students learn to evaluate the accuracy of their thoughts by searching for evidence before accepting them – especially helpful when thoughts are negative.
Session 7B: Decision-making. Students learn how to implement a 3-step process when making decisions in interpersonal situations.
Date
16 June 2011
Attended by
Students
Topics
Session 8A: Communication Skills. Students learn the importance of body language in interpersonal communication, and develop the skills required to maintain a conversation.
Session 8B: Students develop their assertive communication skills, and learn how to express their feelings and needs in challenging interpersonal situations.
Date
18 June 2011
Attended by
Parents
Topics
Session 9: Parents to attend without students. Parents will learn about what your child has been taught in Sessions 1 & 2 so that you can reinforce and enhance what was learnt.
Date
21 June 2011
Attended by
Students
Topics
Session 10A: Negotiation. Students develop negotiation skills, and learn the importance of considering another person’s point of view in a variety of interpersonal situations.
Session 10B: Coping Skills. Students identify early warning signs for stress, and learn a number of coping strategies.
Date
23 June 2011
Attended by
Students
Topics
Session 11A: Networks. Students explore their social networks for people they can turn to in times of need, and people who can delight in their successes.
Session 11B: Friends and Families. Students learn to apply the decision-making, communication, and coping skills they have learnt to friend and family situations.
Date
2 July 2011
Attended by
Parents
Topics
Session 12: Parents to attend without students. Parents will learn about what your child has been taught in Sessions 1 & 2 so that you can reinforce and enhance what was learnt.